123
123
Sep 22, 2010
09/10
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 123
favorite 0
quote 0
>> well, we found that she repeatedly used campaign funds for personal use. particularly in 2009, she had march and april rent payments that were made out, checks made out to a guy named brent basher, her landlord. those were rent payments and she called them expense reimbursements. that's one example of the many expenses ms. o'donnell claimed to be campaign expenses but were really just expenses of her lifestyle. she had no other income, so she was treating her campaign account like it was her personal piggy bank. >> and this happened in 2009? >> 2009 and 2010. >> okay. >> and ms. o'donnell had really no oversight. there was no campaign treasurer as the law requires for over a year and a half, so she had a -- a wachovia bank card that she whipped out whenever other people would use their debit card. >> who do you have sworn statements from to back up this allegation? >> we have a sworn statement from david keegan a former campaign staffer for ms. o'donnell back in 2008. and in addition, there was another person, a campaign manager, who made recorded calls th
>> well, we found that she repeatedly used campaign funds for personal use. particularly in 2009, she had march and april rent payments that were made out, checks made out to a guy named brent basher, her landlord. those were rent payments and she called them expense reimbursements. that's one example of the many expenses ms. o'donnell claimed to be campaign expenses but were really just expenses of her lifestyle. she had no other income, so she was treating her campaign account like it...
93
93
Sep 30, 2010
09/10
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 93
favorite 0
quote 0
thanks for being with us. join us again tomoight om dublin, i'll have my interview with president bill clinton. right now it's time for "the ed show" with ed schultz. >>> good evening, americans and welcome to "the ed show" tonight from new york, these stories on the table and really hitting my hot buttons tonight. >>> new jersey governor chris christie cares about really two things, money and power. he thinks the key to education is cutting teacherer's pensions and doing away with job security. the guy is an anti-union dude, antiworker and he's trying to raise his political profile on the backs of workers, my commentary on new jersey's teacher of the year is also going to be here to sound-off on all of that. >>> newt gingrich's trying to fire up the tea party nut jobs by calling president obama a threat to our basic way of life. and then he's preaching about values? his cry for attention really at this point is pretty sad, isn't it? >>> and after talking about mice with human brains and monkey evolution i was
thanks for being with us. join us again tomoight om dublin, i'll have my interview with president bill clinton. right now it's time for "the ed show" with ed schultz. >>> good evening, americans and welcome to "the ed show" tonight from new york, these stories on the table and really hitting my hot buttons tonight. >>> new jersey governor chris christie cares about really two things, money and power. he thinks the key to education is cutting teacherer's...
111
111
Sep 23, 2010
09/10
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 111
favorite 0
quote 0
with us tonight, national syndicated radio talk show host bill press. and also john feari republican strategist. gentlemen, good to have you with us tonight. let's talk first about this pledge. you see in the '90s, you guys, john, you had the quarter america. now is this a cheaper cut now that you've reduced it to a pledge, or is this more serious? i have to give a hard time about that. here's the pledge it's preamble, regarding the policies of the current government, the govern dod not consent an arrogant and out-of-touch government of self-appointed elites makes decisions, issues mandates, and enacts laws without accepting or requesting the input of the many. and of course, what they want to do is they want to cut taxes, cut taxes, repeal the health care bill. the cat's out of the bag. john, is this a good strategy for the midterm, what do you think? >> i think it is and i think that it was there in 1994 and i think that it was very helpful when republicans put out a game plan of what they were going to do. it's good for two reasons. a, it tells the v
with us tonight, national syndicated radio talk show host bill press. and also john feari republican strategist. gentlemen, good to have you with us tonight. let's talk first about this pledge. you see in the '90s, you guys, john, you had the quarter america. now is this a cheaper cut now that you've reduced it to a pledge, or is this more serious? i have to give a hard time about that. here's the pledge it's preamble, regarding the policies of the current government, the govern dod not consent...
113
113
Sep 24, 2010
09/10
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 113
favorite 0
quote 0
great to have you both with us. ernest, we'll start with you. >> sure, okay. >> what's difference between what we saw a few hours ago in virginia and the contract for america that gingrich and the guys put out in '94? >> well, of course, i was in congress in 1994. and this is what we're talking about. this is a framed copy of the contract with america version talking about the size of governments, talking about the impact of government regulations. there's certainly some similarities there. but if you look at the plan that i think is a good start from the -- >> is it different, ernie, is it different from what you did in '94. >> it's different in content. i don't think it's different in principle. the principle being that government should get out of the way to let priority sector work. >> what content's different -- >> dipping into politics. excuse me? >> what content is different? >> well, for example, there was a great concern about the level of law and order in the country. and a crackdown on crime and was a par
great to have you both with us. ernest, we'll start with you. >> sure, okay. >> what's difference between what we saw a few hours ago in virginia and the contract for america that gingrich and the guys put out in '94? >> well, of course, i was in congress in 1994. and this is what we're talking about. this is a framed copy of the contract with america version talking about the size of governments, talking about the impact of government regulations. there's certainly some...
116
116
Sep 21, 2010
09/10
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 116
favorite 0
quote 0
talked about his drug use. gave him a pass on it. >> this is the point is the conservatives seem to parcel out you know the bad guys in their world and accept anybody that can just win some kind of election or movement even when it's low voter turnout. how are you going to control these people. >> i think what we're going to do -- well, we're not going to control them. this is a movement. that's the beauty of the tea party. this is a real movement. these are people who are angry about the scope of government and said, you people in washington aren't listening to us. you know i read something this weekend, ed, that said, the primaries that we've had through last tuesday, you had 17 million republicans go out and vote and you had 15 million democrats go out and vote. i think if the democrats can't mobilize their base and get people to turn out we're going to trounce the democrats here in washington and i think that's what the tea party have done. they've galvanized people saying that government is not in touch. >
talked about his drug use. gave him a pass on it. >> this is the point is the conservatives seem to parcel out you know the bad guys in their world and accept anybody that can just win some kind of election or movement even when it's low voter turnout. how are you going to control these people. >> i think what we're going to do -- well, we're not going to control them. this is a movement. that's the beauty of the tea party. this is a real movement. these are people who are angry...
89
89
Sep 17, 2010
09/10
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 89
favorite 0
quote 0
great to have you with us, liz. thanks so much. >> thanks, ed. >> in our survey i asked you do you think tea partiers care that 43.6 million americans are living in poverty? 5% of you said yes, 95% of you said no the tea partiers don't care.
great to have you with us, liz. thanks so much. >> thanks, ed. >> in our survey i asked you do you think tea partiers care that 43.6 million americans are living in poverty? 5% of you said yes, 95% of you said no the tea partiers don't care.
106
106
Sep 16, 2010
09/10
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 106
favorite 0
quote 0
thanks for being us. right now it's time for the "the ed show" with ed schultz. >>> good evening, americans and welcome to the "the ed show." tonight live from the napgsz's capital, washington, d.c., these stories on the table and hit my hot buttons at this hour. republicans' senate minority leader mitch mcconwill. shamed of himself. in the same week that we find out that 43 million americans live in poverty he's got the nerve to say that the wealthy suffer the most during this recession. he's going to pay for that one with commentary coming up in reaction from the president of naacp in just a moment. >>> joe biden has a message for progressives, get it in gear. well, get it but people who he should be screaming at are the ones in his white house. my advice coming up in the battleground story tonight. >>> and leading republican propaganda sarah palin's taken psycho talker christine o'donnell under her wing. she's telling her to speak through fox, "daily show" co-creator is going to rip into that one and c
thanks for being us. right now it's time for the "the ed show" with ed schultz. >>> good evening, americans and welcome to the "the ed show." tonight live from the napgsz's capital, washington, d.c., these stories on the table and hit my hot buttons at this hour. republicans' senate minority leader mitch mcconwill. shamed of himself. in the same week that we find out that 43 million americans live in poverty he's got the nerve to say that the wealthy suffer the most...
129
129
Sep 17, 2010
09/10
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 129
favorite 0
quote 0
thanks for being with us. right now it's time for "the ed show" with ed schultz. >>> good evening, americans and welcome to "the ed show" tonight from the nation's capital washington, d.c., these stories on the table and hit my hot buttons at this hour. >>> all psycho talkers came out to preach about values and morality today here in washington. let's see, there wa jim water lou, demint, boxer. speak a bunch of garbage in my opinion. i've got commentary and a guest. >>> now the political season's here, you have to fight for what you want. i am disgusted at how the democrats are handling health care on the campaign trail. some of them are not only running against it, they're advertising against it, we're saving lives and they have no guts to run on what they've passed? they ought to be ashamed. i'll say more later. >>> and christine o'donnell, the close are you look, the crazier she gets. all kinds of skeletons are falling out of the closet. i'll expose her in "the playbook" coming up later tonight. >>> but thi
thanks for being with us. right now it's time for "the ed show" with ed schultz. >>> good evening, americans and welcome to "the ed show" tonight from the nation's capital washington, d.c., these stories on the table and hit my hot buttons at this hour. >>> all psycho talkers came out to preach about values and morality today here in washington. let's see, there wa jim water lou, demint, boxer. speak a bunch of garbage in my opinion. i've got commentary and...
109
109
Sep 14, 2010
09/10
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 109
favorite 0
quote 0
that does it for us tonight. keith olbermann starts right now. that does it for us. good night. >>> good evening americans and welcome to the "the ed show" tonight from new york, these stories are hit my hot buttonsa this is hour. newt gingrich, i think, has hit a new low. playing to the birther fringe of the republican party. accusing the president of the united states of having a kenyon world view. you won't believe how low this guy has gone. i've got commentary on that. this kind of radical thinking has infuriated our schools across the country, educators are trying to keep your kids away from president obama. parents are being warned about indoctrination during his back-to-school speech. my commentary on all of that coming up in just a moment. >>> and the tan man's act, well, he's got to find a new act. he wants to -- you to believe, that he really cares about the middle class and the middle-class tax cuts. democratic house majority whip, jim clyburn will be here to blow his cover in the battleground story. >>> this of course the story that has me fired first up
that does it for us tonight. keith olbermann starts right now. that does it for us. good night. >>> good evening americans and welcome to the "the ed show" tonight from new york, these stories are hit my hot buttonsa this is hour. newt gingrich, i think, has hit a new low. playing to the birther fringe of the republican party. accusing the president of the united states of having a kenyon world view. you won't believe how low this guy has gone. i've got commentary on that....
111
111
Sep 28, 2010
09/10
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 111
favorite 0
quote 0
they won't work with us. it drives us really -- i mean, it's infuriating. >> congressman, do your constituents get that? i mean, do you run into any resistance at all from people who are saying, gosh, the republicans have really got the good ideas? do you hear that at all out there? >> all i heard this weekend when i got home to seattle was laughter. they said, did you see what those guys said? then on sunday they got up there with a straight face and said it again. sort of like what groucho mark said, the first thing you do when you go into politics, got to be able to keep a straight safe. they have that down. they can make you believe they have a solution, but there's no evidence anywhere of any solution. >> well, if this tax cut goes through, it would add $4 trillion to the debt of this country. and yet, they offered $16 billion to offset that. how could the democrats not just take that and go to the barn big-time and hammer them on the fact that they're screaming about fiscal responsibility, yet they want
they won't work with us. it drives us really -- i mean, it's infuriating. >> congressman, do your constituents get that? i mean, do you run into any resistance at all from people who are saying, gosh, the republicans have really got the good ideas? do you hear that at all out there? >> all i heard this weekend when i got home to seattle was laughter. they said, did you see what those guys said? then on sunday they got up there with a straight face and said it again. sort of like...
87
87
Sep 28, 2010
09/10
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 87
favorite 0
quote 0
uses your response to that? the unions have a lot of boots on the ground, your members hear that you have to buck up. how are they going to respond? >> i think our members are saying that working people are facing the biggest crisis in our generation and we want to stand up, speak out and we want to vote in numbers like never before, because we need to get back to work. we need to fix our broken immigration system and we need corporations to share in the responsibility of getting this economy going again. >> you're not offended by any way this tough talk by the vice president and the president for that matter? >> i don't take offense to it, because my real offense is with corporate america. we have members that have been laid off in l.a. earning 13.50 an hour, employed by jpmorgan chase, who you and i bailed out 18 months ago and are now married report profits, and jpmorgan has made a decision to lay off 16 janitors in the height of their biggest profitability? that's what i take offense to. >> what does the mar
uses your response to that? the unions have a lot of boots on the ground, your members hear that you have to buck up. how are they going to respond? >> i think our members are saying that working people are facing the biggest crisis in our generation and we want to stand up, speak out and we want to vote in numbers like never before, because we need to get back to work. we need to fix our broken immigration system and we need corporations to share in the responsibility of getting this...
155
155
Sep 16, 2010
09/10
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 155
favorite 0
quote 0
you use the term tea bagger as you use republican. billionaires like coke invented the tea party and now they're look, back and saying, in inventing the tea party, did we destroy the republican party. now, you said something that scares me. you said no. that is a scary thought. let me spin it the best way i can. let me put a happy side to it because i think, you know what, you're right a lot more than i am right. i have to look at this as positive as i can. there was a day, really was a day, when you had the moderate republicans, genuine independents and blue dog democrats that never would have voted for ideologue republicans, but the other side of that is that you very rarely have seen democrats brought in by the frenzied right. there's two sides of it. i can't think of an election where you can say democrats, i mean, real democrats have been brought in by the frenzied right. i feel good about that. >> the turnout has not bode well so far this year for democrats number one, so the base has to be fired up. the base is the key to this
you use the term tea bagger as you use republican. billionaires like coke invented the tea party and now they're look, back and saying, in inventing the tea party, did we destroy the republican party. now, you said something that scares me. you said no. that is a scary thought. let me spin it the best way i can. let me put a happy side to it because i think, you know what, you're right a lot more than i am right. i have to look at this as positive as i can. there was a day, really was a day,...
111
111
Sep 15, 2010
09/10
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 111
favorite 0
quote 0
let the people kick the tires, let him hear us. like you say, outside of the infomercials and the soundbites, people need to hear from the candidates directly, from the heart, from the heard, hear how we are, answer questions from tough journalists, answer questions not just in prearranged soundbites and not just in so-called town hall meetings, you are surrounded by just your friends. >> were you taking in your opinion, a real political risk here or feel you were in solid ground that michigan folks wanted this to happen? >> well, yeah there is some risk, but the reality is, i got to stand up for what i believe is right. i didn't want to disrupt his town hall, but i did go in and ask him to work it out with me. let's put the lawyers aside and the negotiators and the handlers and let's sit down, you know, as two individuals, and get this done. he has agreed to at least talk with me, to to sit down with me and we were able to share some ideas at his forum where most were snyder supporters, but that is okay. accident mind giving my id
let the people kick the tires, let him hear us. like you say, outside of the infomercials and the soundbites, people need to hear from the candidates directly, from the heart, from the heard, hear how we are, answer questions from tough journalists, answer questions not just in prearranged soundbites and not just in so-called town hall meetings, you are surrounded by just your friends. >> were you taking in your opinion, a real political risk here or feel you were in solid ground that...
132
132
Sep 14, 2010
09/10
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 132
favorite 0
quote 0
that's "hardball" for now thanks for being with us. right now it is time for "the ed show" with ed schultz. >>> good evening, americans and welcome to "the ed show" tonight, from new york. these stories on the table and hit my hot button that is hour. i'm on fire that conservatives have taken their warped hatred of president obama into public schools in this country. parents are shielding kids from watching the president's back-to-school message. can you believe it? what a low point for this country. my commentary on that. plus, reaction from reverend al sharpton and katrina vanden heuvel of the nation. >>> america's mayor ber narrow is showing democrats basically how to get it done. his opponent was too much of a weenie to debate him in michigan, so he took matters into his own hands and crashed the town hall. we got the story for you. >>> and the professor of paranoia, glenn beck, is warning his viewers with a prediction of liberal violence, led by president obama. i will show you some unbelievable tape of the battleground story toni
that's "hardball" for now thanks for being with us. right now it is time for "the ed show" with ed schultz. >>> good evening, americans and welcome to "the ed show" tonight, from new york. these stories on the table and hit my hot button that is hour. i'm on fire that conservatives have taken their warped hatred of president obama into public schools in this country. parents are shielding kids from watching the president's back-to-school message. can you...
138
138
Sep 23, 2010
09/10
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 138
favorite 0
quote 0
thanks for being with us. right now it's time for the "the ed show" with ed schultz. >>> good evening, americans and welcome to "the ed show." tonight from new york, these stories on the table and hit mighot buttons at this hour. how about them righties? the tan man and the young guns unveiled what i call their plague on america today. my headline, they only mention the middle class three times. now, folks, that ought to tell you something about how much they really care about you. more on that. >>> plus, reaction from majority whip, jim clyburn out of thenous just a moment. >>> lynne cheney, well she's just like her daddy when it comes to psycho talk. she says that president obama is unwilling to keep the american people safe. i'll show you what the president really said and we'll get rapid fire response on that. and aren't you getting kind of sick and tired of the doom and gloom predictions that are out there by all of the experts about how bad it's going to be for the democrats in the midterms? i don't buy
thanks for being with us. right now it's time for the "the ed show" with ed schultz. >>> good evening, americans and welcome to "the ed show." tonight from new york, these stories on the table and hit mighot buttons at this hour. how about them righties? the tan man and the young guns unveiled what i call their plague on america today. my headline, they only mention the middle class three times. now, folks, that ought to tell you something about how much they really...
200
200
Sep 24, 2010
09/10
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 200
favorite 0
quote 0
thanks for being with us. right notice time for "the ed show" with ed schultz. >>> good evening, americans and welcome to "the ed show." tonight, live from minneapolis, these stories on the table and hit my hot buttons at this hour. how about this, glenn beck's got a crush on republican governor chris christie, when christie's not bullying teachers he's trying to bully voters. i'll talk to a voter who sparred with christie in just a moment. >>> and speaking of beck, he's the one saying, violence is going to be coming from the left? well, a male sharron angle supporter tea partier reportedly punched a female harry reid supporter during a candidate forum last night. oh, yeah! radio talk show host heidi harris was there, and we'll get that story and get some rapid fire response. >>> and tea partier christine o'donnell, ben quail and demon sheep have one thing in common. details coming up in "the playbook" tonight and the congress's just done something really big in dealing with manipulation occurrencewe china. we
thanks for being with us. right notice time for "the ed show" with ed schultz. >>> good evening, americans and welcome to "the ed show." tonight, live from minneapolis, these stories on the table and hit my hot buttons at this hour. how about this, glenn beck's got a crush on republican governor chris christie, when christie's not bullying teachers he's trying to bully voters. i'll talk to a voter who sparred with christie in just a moment. >>> and speaking...
101
101
Sep 30, 2010
09/10
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 101
favorite 0
quote 0
will save us. [ crunch ] look! [ helicopter noise ] [ grunting ] [ male announcer ] introducing new wheat thins crunch stix. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 are still talking about retirement tdd# 1-800-345-2550 like it's some kind of dream. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 it's either this magic number i'm supposed to reach, or... tdd# 1-800-345-2550 it's beach homes or it's starting a vineyard. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 come on! tdd# 1-800-345-2550 just help me figure it out in a practical, tdd# 1-800-345-2550 let's-make-this-happen kind of way. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 a vineyard? give me a break. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 [ male announcer ] looking for real-life answers tdd# 1-800-345-2550 to your retirement questions? tdd# 1-800-345-2550 get real. get started. talk to chuck. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 aren't absorbed properly unless taken with food. he recommended citracal. it's different -- it's calcium citrate, so it can be absorbed with or without food. also available in small, easy-to-swallow petites. citracal. >>> and in my playbook tonight, we're only
will save us. [ crunch ] look! [ helicopter noise ] [ grunting ] [ male announcer ] introducing new wheat thins crunch stix. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 are still talking about retirement tdd# 1-800-345-2550 like it's some kind of dream. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 it's either this magic number i'm supposed to reach, or... tdd# 1-800-345-2550 it's beach homes or it's starting a vineyard. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 come on! tdd# 1-800-345-2550 just help me figure it out in a practical, tdd# 1-800-345-2550...
150
150
Sep 29, 2010
09/10
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 150
favorite 0
quote 0
stay with us. >>> it's not to late to let us know what you think. fan's telephone survey is, do you agree with president obama that democrats need to buck up? press number 1 for yes, press number it for no. again the number is 1-877-ed-msnbc. we're right back. ♪ [ woman ] my house wants me to live here for a long time. [ man ] my retirement savings have places to go. [ male announcer ] plans...dreams... they're important to you. [ woman #2 ] our girls should focus on their future, not ours. [ male announcer ] but you can't overlook the possibility that down the road, if you needed some kind of long-term care, everything you've planned for could be at risk. so i got long-term care insurance. [ male announcer ] help protect your plans with aarp long term care insurance from genworth financial. it can help cover the high costs of long term care, like assisted living or in-home long term care. it's a choice we made for each other and our kids. [ male announcer ] call now to get your free information kit. the national average cost of care is well over
stay with us. >>> it's not to late to let us know what you think. fan's telephone survey is, do you agree with president obama that democrats need to buck up? press number 1 for yes, press number it for no. again the number is 1-877-ed-msnbc. we're right back. ♪ [ woman ] my house wants me to live here for a long time. [ man ] my retirement savings have places to go. [ male announcer ] plans...dreams... they're important to you. [ woman #2 ] our girls should focus on their future,...